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What are the types of heavy equipments?

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Date Posted: 2015/11/24
Sufian Lau Abdullah
by Sufian Lau Abdullah , Director - Operations & Maintenance , Al Rajhi Ag and Infrastructure Co

Most popular types are:

1. excavator

2. wheel loader

3. bulldozer

4. crane.

But it will depend a lot on the type of construction work or business you are targeting.  For earth-works, I would add dump trucks, motor grader, water trucks, low bed, etc.

Mutasim Ibrahim Ali  Al Ashay
by Mutasim Ibrahim Ali Al Ashay , Technical Trainer , Freelancer

 

 

 

 

Heavy equipment can be classified by the job to do in different categories; those are

  1. Material handling equipment,

  2. Earth moving equipment,

  3. Road construction equipment,

  4. Ready mix concrete production & delivery equipment,

  5. Man lifts equipment.

Each category of the above includes different sub categories;

  1. Material handling equipment includes telescopic handler, different types of cranes, & forklift trucks

  2. Earth moving equipment includes excavators, wheel loaders, bulldozer scraper…etc.

  3. Road construction equipment includes asphalt batching plant, milling machines, pavers, motor graders, & different types of compactors.

  4. Ready mix concrete production & delivery equipment includes crushers, batching plants, concrete pumps, & transit mixers.

  5. Man lift equipment includes telescopic lift, articulated lift, scissors lift…etc.

 

Amr Zair
by Amr Zair , Maintenance Manager , Orascom Construction Limited

Heavy Equipment can be classified according its operation as following:

  • Lifting Equipment, such as: Mobile and Crawler Cranes,Tower Cranes, Forklifts and Man Lifts.
  • Earth Moving Equipment : Loaders, Excavators, Graders, Dump Trucks and Dozers
  • Road Equipment : Finishers, Compactors Loaders.
  • Ready Mix Concrete : Mobile Pumps, Fixed Pumps, Placing Boom and Truck Mixer.

Devin Carter
by Devin Carter , Owner , Self-Emplyoment

semi-tractor trailers, dump trucks, graders, cranes, forklift, aircraft cargo loading equipment, backhoes, track hoe, front end loaders, and many others. I have operated most types of heavy equipment and enjoy it.

Peter Mendonsa
by Peter Mendonsa , Sr. Project Engineer, Training and Programs , Induction Center , Consultancy and Training

There are various kinds of Heavy Equipment in Short Any piece of equipment which is equipped with High pressure Hydraulics, Pneumatic, PTO, and usually driven by Diesel powered engines could call Heavy equipments. e.g. Trucks, Lift trucks, Reach Stackers, Cranes, Boom lift equipments etc. 

Murat Bajrami N/A
by Murat Bajrami N/A , HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR , AC Firs

Reach Stacker,Forklift  Boom truck ,rigger ,Heavy truck etc

samuel bautista
by samuel bautista , Forklift and wheel loader operator , Modern arab construction

Wheel loader,manlift,forklift,telehandler,skid steer,reach truck and counter balance.

 

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